Q60. Consider the following statements about Central Ground Water Authority:
1. It is a statutory body
2. Central Ground Water Authority has been entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling ground water development and management in the country
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q60. Consider the following statements about Central Ground Water Authority:
1. It is a statutory body
2. Central Ground Water Authority has been entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling ground water development and management in the country
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
The correct option is C (c) Both 1 and 2
Central Ground Water Board was constituted as Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under sub- Section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in 1997 for regulation and control of ground water management and development in the country. As part of streamlining the regulatory function of CGWA, district magistrates / deputy commissioners of revenue districts were appointed as authorized officers for grant of permission for extraction of ground water for drinking/domestic uses in notified areas. They have been advised to process requests for grant of permission for extraction of ground water for drinking/domestic purposes in notified areas as per guidelines issued by CGWA.
Central Ground Water Authority has also framed revised guidelines for grant of NoC for ground water abstraction by industries/projects in the country. Central Ground Water Authority has been entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling ground water development and management in the country and issuing necessary directives for the purpose. Total notified areas in the country are 162.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Central Ground Water Board was constituted as Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under sub- Section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in 1997 for regulation and control of ground water management and development in the country. As part of streamlining the regulatory function of CGWA, district magistrates / deputy commissioners of revenue districts were appointed as authorized officers for grant of permission for extraction of ground water for drinking/domestic uses in notified areas. They have been advised to process requests for grant of permission for extraction of ground water for drinking/domestic purposes in notified areas as per guidelines issued by CGWA.
Central Ground Water Authority has also framed revised guidelines for grant of NoC for ground water abstraction by industries/projects in the country. Central Ground Water Authority has been entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling ground water development and management in the country and issuing necessary directives for the purpose. Total notified areas in the country are 162.
